FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Seattle, WA PRIMARY CONTACT: Holly Figueroa hsfigueroa@indiegrrl.com 206.579.0287 INDIEGRRL AND DEGYSHOP.COM AFFLIATE TO BENEFIT INDIEGRRL ITA MEMBERS degyshop.com is becoming a "one-stop" on the internet to handle all business aspects of an independent and indie label artist's career. degyshop.com was created in June to take independent and indie label artists to a new level. Offering services such as distribution, music networking, online booking, membership discounts, and much more - degyshop.com is now considered one of the fastest growing music sites on the web. The site was created by its CEO, Ari Nisman, who has worked for Capitol Records, Polydor/Atlas Records, Capital One Financial, and owns one of the top music management companies in the country, Degy Management Services, Inc. DMS, Inc. has been represented at just about every music seminar and conference in the country in the past year with panel positions at CMJ, Nashville Music Summit, EAT-M, LMNOP, Undercurrents, and many more. Nisman has been responsible for helping artists such as Nil Lara, Lucious Jackson, Mazzy Star, Butthole Surfers, Jon Spencer, and more. What do you get at degyshop.com? Music Networking - * Indie artists spend hundreds of dollars each month sending press kits and CDs to companies and music professionals * degyshop.com tells you who's looking for music, pairs you up with a contact at the company, and provides you a common bond (degyshop.com) to send your music so that your kits don't fall on "deaf ears" * Companies such as Jenny Jones, CMJ radio stations, agents, labels, press, managers, promoters, festivals, and more contact degyshop every month looking for new music - we help you connect Online Booking * How do you book your gigs? Are you ready to have them booked for you by an automated booking agent? Get ready for online booking at degyshop.com - launching February 2000 * We'll be working with talent buyers, club owners, festivals, greek houses, college ent committees, corporatations, and more to book your act through an interactive, online press kit (bio, music, pictures, video feed, and more) * You'll be booking gigs as you sleep at night, won't need to worry about the expense of sending out kits, and can use your degyshop.com online kit (VPK - virtual press kit) to direct people who want to book your act Membership Card Program - "Artist Plus" * What's is like to go on tour? Booking hotels, late night restaurants, campgrounds, music stores out of town, and more - We are setting up relationships with all of these places and more (studios, engineers, producers, sound men, CD manufacturers, and more) so that YOU can finally get cheap places to stay, food discounts, cheap sound men, and more at a POINT and CLICK * You'll use the site, our toll free number, and we'll take care of the rest! Degyshop also offers record distribution to its members. ALL OF THIS - AND MORE (just added to our member's section) * Directories of press, radio, tv stations, and label contacts * Sample contracts to help you do your business safer Before the membership prices goes up in late January you can join now for a discounted price for INDIEGRRL members for the two-year membership. Take $15 off the regular membership price of $35. That's only $20 for the membership for being a member of the ITA program (http://www.indiegrrl.com/ita.html) at Indiegrrl. Sell a few CDs, get one booking, save on one hotel discount, and you've already paid for your membership. What do I do to join??? Simply surf over to the degyshop.com web site located at http://www.degyshop.com. When you get to the site, click on the "Artist Registration" button and page down to the bottom which will give you the "Artist Registration Form"and fill out all of your artist information. From there, you'll receive an email with the rest of the directions. You'll be directed to send 6 albums, your payment, and a signed Artist Consignment Agreement to our offices: 3305 N. Oaks Blvd - No. Brunswick, NJ - 08902 Questions? We'll be happy to help you in any and every way possible. Please call our toll free number at 888 859 DEGY or email us at info@degyshop.com ###